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Re:Movie madness: Why Chinese cinemas are empty but full by cs702 on Saturday September 01, 2018 @10:33AM (#17892001)
China's stock market is down over 50% since its peak.[a]

Maybe this kind of chicanery has something to do with it?

Are fake ticket sales at empty cinemas just the tip of the iceberg?

[a] https://money.cnn.com/investing/china-stock-market-meltdown/

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Re:Movie madness: Why Chinese cinemas are empty but full by ksec on Saturday September 01, 2018 @10:55AM (#17892114)
Do you know all the articles inside the link are from 2015?
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Re:Movie madness: Why Chinese cinemas are empty but full by cs702 on Saturday September 01, 2018 @12:30PM (#17892584)
Yup. It's been in decline since then (with few respites along the way): https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/2162010...
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